finagle

finagle
verb (finagled; finagling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege Date: circa 1924 transitive verb 1. to obtain by indirect or involved means <
finagle a ride home
>
2. to obtain by trickery <
finagled his way into the concert
>
intransitive verb to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends • finagler noun

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  • finagle — verb /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ a) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods. ...finagle a day off from work. b) To cheat or swindle; to use …   Wiktionary

  • finagle — UK [fɪˈneɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms finagle : present tense I/you/we/they finagle he/she/it finagles present participle finagling past tense finagled past participle finagled informal to get something by cheating… …   English dictionary

  • finagle — finagler, n. /fi nay geuhl/, v., finagled, finagling. v.t. 1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to… …   Universalium

  • Finagle — 1. practise deception or fraud; 2. trick or cheat (a person); 3. wangle: finagle free tickets …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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